Your Flexibility Muscle

Like a pair of Olympic ice-skaters, your family needs strength and stability to lean on each other but flexibility to bend, spin, or move in sequenced motion. Just like that, parents should have consistent expectations for their children, but adjust their expectations as they grow. Couples need clear values to manage spending money, but they need to flex when life demands a shift in financial priorities. Blended families need parents to be strong leaders who know when to bend and when not to.